document.write( "Question 1196921: A children's playground committee is planning to set up a tent in the shape of a right pyramid. The pyramid has a square base with side lengths of 10 m. The height of the pyramid will be 8 m. The floor of the tent will be a rubberized pad while the walls will be made out of canvas.\r
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document.write( "pyramid has a square base with side lengths of 10 m. The height of the pyramid will be 8 m\r\n" );
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document.write( "Square Pyramid\r\n" );
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document.write( "V = 1/3 bh\r\n" );
document.write( "b is the area of the base\r\n" );
document.write( "Surface Area: Add the area of the base to the sum of the areas of all of the triangular faces. \r\n" );
document.write( "Square Pyramid\r\n" );
document.write( "Surface Area= 2*B*S + B^2  (S = Slant Height)\r\n" );
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document.write( "B = 10m   H = 8m\r\n" );
document.write( "a. How much canvas will be required to cover the walls of the tent?\r\n" );
document.write( "Surface Area of the sides of the tent = 2*B*S\r\n" );
document.write( "S =  = 9.434m\r\n" );
document.write( "Surface Area of the sides of the tent = 2*B*S= 2*10*9.434 = 188.6796m^2\r\n" );
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document.write( "b. If the canvas is sold by the square metre and costs $15.75 per metre squared, how much will it cost to cover the tent\r\n" );
document.write( "  cost = $15.75*188.6796 = $2971.70\r\n" );
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